Wednesday, November 10, 2010

11/10/2010
Dear Editor:
We refer to the commentary that was published in the Nov. 5, 2010 issue of The Daily Tribune which raised the issues on the supposed assassination plot on President Aquino and the terrorist threat in the country as contained in the Travel Advisory warnings of at least five countries.

On the assasination plot which we have disclaimed earlier and which came out in the 28 September 2010 issue of The Daily Tribune, we would like to reiterate that there was never any official statement on the part of the Secretary with regard to any threat on the life of the President. The Department of National Defense (DND) and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) however maintain that President Aquino, just like any head of state, is always a possible target of such assassination plots and it is more prudent to have that frame of mind at all times, in order to ensure that our President is safe all the time..... MORE